Spring soccer started a couple weeks ago. In our house it looks like chaos…pretty much from start to finish. Both the girls are playing and, in what seems like a purposeful punishment for our family, their practices are scheduled on the same days…at the same time…and of course at two […]
I never thought I would play professional sports. My husband thought he might. I made the misstep last night of telling our 12-year-old that the chances of him becoming a professional hockey player are pretty miniscule. I struggled with the reaction of both my husband and my son as they told me I was […]
Referees challenge our civility. We expect perfection, we criticize mistakes, and we’re regularly disappointed when we realize that refs are… actually flawed and imperfect…just like us. We wish they weren’t. We wish that every call were fair and impartial. If there is imperfection, we are more accepting if we benefit […]